Alejandra Rodriguez was crowned as Miss Buenos Aires earlier this month. The win propels the legal advisor, 60, into the nationwide competition. Last September, Miss Universe allowed contestants who are 29-73 to compete
As a united front of powerful armed gangs in Haiti continue to hold millions hostage and threaten the collapse of society, the ongoing attacks have claimed a new victim: the downtown Port-au-Prince premises of Haiti’s oldest newspaper, the region’s oldest French-language daily.
Heartwarming footage shows Spneb - who is almost three times the average age of a Humboldt Penguin - celebrating her special day. Staff at Paradise Park in Hayle in Cornwall marked her 36th birthday with a fishy cake. Spneb’s keeper, Becky Waite, told the BBC the special penguin "still has a boyfriend" - and she has become "quite wise" in her old age. A Humboldt’s Penguin's life expectancy ranges between 10 to 15 years. After arriving in Cornwall in May 1988 from Birdworld Farnham and spending...
Heartwarming footage shows Spneb - who is almost three times the average age of a Humboldt Penguin - celebrating her special day. Staff at Paradise Park in Hayle in Cornwall marked her 36th birthday with a fishy cake. Spneb’s keeper, Becky Waite, told the BBC the special penguin "still has a boyfriend" - and she has become "quite wise" in her old age. A Humboldt’s Penguin's life expectancy ranges between 10 to 15 years. After arriving in Cornwall in May 1988 from Birdworld Farnham and spending...
She’s still standing — and doing stand-up.
Former Household Cavalry officer ran epic 250-km, seven-day race across the SaharaOn the morning of his 76th birthday earlier this month, Harry Hunter emerged from a bivouac in southern Morocco to line up with more than 800 other runners in the Sahara.Bar the chorus of Happy Birthday they greeted him with, there was little other celebration of this milestone, which saw Hunter subsequently become the oldest Briton to complete the epic Marathon des Sables, a 250-km (155-mile), seven-day race...
As Sheffield’s oldest fish and chips shop, and one of the longest-running in Britain, it had to be doing something right. But now Two Steps, on Sharrow Vale Road, has had the seal of approval from someone who knows a thing or two about chips. The comedian and writer Eddy Brimson is always on the look out for the best chips in town when he’s touring, and publishes regular reviews on social media. After being disappointed with the chips he sampled the last time he was in Sheffield, he headed out...
Art Schallock has the easy laugh of someone as delighted with his current circumstances as he is with his memories. "I'm still alive and I'm healthy," he said, prefacing the words with a chuckle. Schallock, the oldest living former Major League Baseball player, certainly has had the last laugh. He celebrated his 100th birthday with a party Thursday at Cogir on Napa Road, the Sonoma assisted-living facility he calls home. The Dodgers, who signed Schallock in 1946, sent him a gift jersey: No. 100,...
The oldest living former major leaguer, Art Schallock turns 100 on Thursday and is being celebrated in the Bay Area and beyond.
The nominees for the 51st annual Daytime Emmy Awards are here with
This is the touching moment the oldest and youngest runners to complete the 2024 London Marathon met on the finish line. 81-year-old Eileen Hieron was introduced to Maya Woolf, who at 18 was the youngest participant in this year’s race. After embracing, Ms Woolf exclaimed that she was “so proud” of Ms Hieron for completing the race. The London Marathon saw tens of thousands descend on the capital to raise millions of pounds for charity. In the professional races, the women’s only world record...
Dominic Negus is set to become the oldest fighter to compete in a sanctioned bare-knuckle boxing bout on Saturday night. ‘The Milky Bar Kid’ makes his much-anticipated pro-BKB debut at